CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 2.Which word is “cup”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) cup
- 3.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 4.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bug
- 5.Change the “g” in “gum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) gum (c) hum
- 6.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 7.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) nut (c) tub
- 8.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) run (c) ran
- 10.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) nut (c) lip
- 11.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) jig (b) jog (c) dog
- 12.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 13.Change the “r” in “rot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) rot
- 14.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 15.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 16.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) s (c) d
- 17.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) box (c) net
- 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 19.Change the “n” in “not” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) not (c) rot
- 20.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) sun (c) sum
- 21.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) sun (c) hum
- 22.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) f (c) d
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 24.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) l (c) d
- 25.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bed (c) bus
- 26.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) c (c) t
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hum (c) sum
- 28.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) pot (c) cot
- 29.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) bug (c) dug
- 30.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) t (c) n
- 31.🤗 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) hug
- 32.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bug (c) rug
- 33.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) pot (c) pat
- 34.Change the “d” in “dug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) hug (c) mug
- 35.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mad (c) mud
- 36.Which word is “run”? (a) sun (b) run (c) rat
- 37.Change the “m” in “mug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) dog (c) dug
- 38.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) van (c) sun
- 39.Change the “d” in “dot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) pot (c) pat
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
Answer key
- u
- cup
- bug
- bun
- hum
- o
- tub
- o
- run
- cup
- jog
- log
- lot
- o
- u
- d
- dot
- u
- rot
- sun
- sum
- f
- u
- l
- bus
- t
- hum
- cot
- dug
- n
- hug
- bug
- pot
- mug
- mud
- run
- dug
- sun
- pot
- u
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